Hurricane Dean Relief
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
New Volunteer Registration Efforts for Hurricane Assistance Suspended
The registration of new volunteers to help with the preparation of potential evacuees from the Texas coast has been suspended until further notice. The City would like to thank all the volunteers who signed up on Sunday and Monday, and would like to let them know their help will be needed. Those volunteers will be contacted in the near future with more details.
"We are grateful to those who have volunteered their time and energy to help with the preparations," said Kevin Overstreet, emergency operations director for the City of Lubbock. "The citizens of Lubbock have always shown a willingness to help those in need and we truly appreciate their efforts."
Over the weekend, volunteers helped prepare the City Bank Coliseum and the Civic Center to house up to 1,000 potential evacuees from the Texas coast in advance of Hurricane Dean.
(posted on Aug 21, 2007) |
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Here is a
link to Sunday's A-J Article
regarding the plans of the
City of Lubbock and Lubbock
County to shelter Dean
Evacuees:
Saturday, August 18, 2007
The
Following information was
posted on the official city
website for Lubbock, TX on
Saturday, August 18th.
For more information, go to
www.ci.lubbock.tx.us.
Volunteers needed to
prepare for potential
evacuees
Volunteers are needed to
prepare for potential
evacuees from the Texas
coast in advance of
Hurricane Dean. City Bank
Coliseum and the Civic
Center are being prepared to
house up to 800 evacuees if
needed. Volunteers are
needed to assist with
preparations at the
facilities. Individuals
interested in volunteering
may sign up between 1 PM and
9 PM Sunday or 8 AM to 8 PM
Monday at Mahon Library,
1306 9th Street. Enter the
library through the north
door. Volunteers must be 18
years of age or older.
"Our community has always
been ready to help when
others are in need," said
Clinton Thetford, assistant
emergency management
coordinator. "We are calling
on citizens to help us
provide for the needs of
fellow Texans who may be
displaced by the hurricane."
Emergency management
officials were asked to
begin preparedness measures
during a 10 AM conference
call with state emergency
operations officials. The
Lubbock Emergency Operation
Center was activated earlier
today and will continue 24
hour operations as long as
needed.
"We are preparing for the
potential receipt of
evacuees on Monday or
Tuesday," said Kevin
Overstreet, emergency
operations director for the
City of Lubbock. Hurricane
Dean is currently a Category
4 storm, but it is expected
to strengthen to Category 5
which is the highest level
for tropical weather systems
with sustained winds higher
than 155 mph.
The City Council met in an
emergency meeting at 5 PM on
Saturday to approve a
resolution to house evacuees
and incur expenditures of up
to $500,000. The expenses
will be
reimbursed by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
(posted on Aug 18, 2007)
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